Royal jewels that belonged to Russia's Romanov imperial dynasty before they were smuggled out of the country during the 1917 revolution are set to be auctioned off by Sotheby's. A sapphire-and-diamond ...
Just weeks ago at Christie's Geneva, an emerald that belonged to Catherine the Great sold for over $4 million. Experts attribute the success of the sale in part to the size of the stone—75 carats—but ...
WASHINGTON – A glittering exhibit of the riches of the Russian royal family, the Romanovs, is scheduled to open next year in Wilmington, Del. Promoters are promising no repeat of Washington’s ...
The next major event at the Brooklyn Museum of Art will be an exhibition of the crown jewels, royal portraits, growns, uniforms and other objects of Russia’s Romanov czars. The show is scheduled to ...
GENEVA (Reuters) – A sapphire and diamond brooch and matching earrings, which were part of the royal jewels from Russia’s Romanov family smuggled out of the country during the 1917 revolution, sold ...
The Romanovs Smuggled These Jewels Out of Russia During the Revolution. They Just Sold for $900,000.
Royal jewelry has long been a hot commodity on the auction block, and the recent sales of Marie Antoinette’s diamond bracelets to pendants belonging to Queen Victoria, proves they’re not slowing down.
GENEVA - A sapphire and diamond brooch and matching earrings, which were part of the royal jewels from Russia's Romanov family smuggled out of the country during the 1917 revolution, sold for 806,500 ...
A historically valuable sapphire and diamond brooch and a pair of ear clips during a preview at Sotheby's, before their auction sale in Geneva (Reuters/Denis Balibouse) A sapphire and diamond brooch ...
Barbara Woolworth Hutton was one of the first American socialites to seize the public’s attention for her wealth and lavish style as well as for her troubled private life. Heiress to the Woolworth ...
Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s love life has long been a rich of source of inspiration for the jewelry lines of her namesake fashion house, and this year’s collection is no exception. In the early 1920s, ...
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